The Sun. — London, England, 1836-05-26 00:00:00

.; 11'...1 ' 4 iceLs op • - •iie r ,' 4 ^k. STOCKS Tins DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. : Nr I ,'"'it 1t . ei ... .. "" ........ 2 " I (I % , India Stoek 25 7 1A S p, ciit, cc,ns ............... 90'.ri i Ditto Ponds 4 % r ' sePlt. " .. .." ........... 91 14 l' !‘, S.tith Sea Stock t t. .4 ........................ 11.-34 k Old Annnities 14, : 1 1 '4. p.,.; ....... ;.. .. .. ......... 98 , 14%%1 New Ditto — thk t, PerCe tt ..... • ....... 119 % 10013 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 — 4 -41 A •• .......... , Exch Bins, 1:1,1,119 ... 11,11 13 pm. ,pl i ..Bistii'rlll".. ............... 1 . 4 . e . .e . Ditto . 500 14 12 13 pm. 4, IJ, 1 .,,, t , .... - ........ 1514 11-16 Ditto Small l4 12 14 pie. 1, - . 5 , ,„„... ..................... —'Ditto Commercial , i 4 : 1 ... 5 , iZ' ............... 15Y s 15-16 , Ditto Advertised........ i:p l ?, Keit .................. ...--•• Bank Stock for Account._ ...... ON, a, !s i n —.. ............ ... -- ' India St...cli far Account , .-- ,n,, ........ • .. ............ ---1 Consols for Account ..... 91.4 ii 1.1 ........... _ _....." ARIA} , 44,IitS Or r loan 1 1 1. 4 „ , . OREIGN FU NDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK ii i t on lls ................ ... : Peruvian Bonds — Ir ui , t? a , l 4 l3 eco 3n l , l , ;',: .. ............................... —..... i po D rt i u tt g o ut A s c , c ß o u u n n a t s 81 t,,,,49 A ec0i ; , ..... ............... i Ditto Account A..4itt!"‘Yre,si:,,, .................. &NI Ditto New Bonds 53) , V4 2% 4i l , .A, Ito 4a 4 - , unt ~:,,, Po nd , .... ......... —!, t)itto, 3 per cent. 52% 2 '011."'..lec ou ;.••• ................ j Frnislan Bonds •• bits a rt Riar. ............... ... . Russian Bonds, 1822 oh,: i lice o ,, t ;`;' ...... ...... ...... —! Ditto Account ' 4, 14 I,' ' ........... , Ditto Metallic it to 1 " (1, . 18'1 .... . noy 2 lSpanish Bonds h . ish R , ‘ "count - — I Ditto Account IQ% C; t it t °A .'" e l ;;t , ;: , ................... —; Ditto Bonds, 1F•34...40i 9 sriA% li b t , Nnd, ' it ' krid .7 ' .. ....... k ev to A,, e ,: , . 1',2) — ------ 4 per cent. —f. —c. ) I' t ''' Ilnaci, nt ; — --- 1 per cert. —f. —c 1 ) „,0 , 4, 0 „.. , , - per cent. ,----- Exchange ,hi4,' • 6 p„" t — ;Dutch, 2t per cent. 56%Si a • A • cent. Ditto Account — Nov, etount ... ...... ... Ditto, 5 per cent lOl% ``ll4 '• •• — Ditto Account - Pii N, C ES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK . 4, 1 4 4 Iv , Paid. Per Share. 04 e 0: nar r , :an (issued at 21. pm.) , , I .xeter Railway Company 2% 314 iTat vi/`'o ll , tits Railway 1 1% 1 O i t t n n T F.. 1 , 1 „ Rail way Corn pan y 2O .16 5 14 13% 1 0, 1 t , - '' l l ay Company 2; l't ! ( 6. s '. (ts ennie's) l i Z j Nl,;, i ' 4 4 l : s d t.reetnvich Rail war Company 2 'l 27% '26 )i,Nori (. ' ( I Southampton Railway Company 2O 1 , rthernxrand Junction Railway 4, °tl hiii i ,;Nl Eastern Railway Company 3 3% k a, t s a‘rid Westminster Com pry 5 13 20 24 1 .; 5 tai l , Ba . n - allk of Iceland 1 2 , 4 16% 04 4 cm. rt!tICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 24 k, 4, R Amsols OO% Grand Canal Deb.. 6 per cent. 88 Per c e thiced — Ditto, 4 per cent - ~.itto l 'nt-• stoci- 98% Hiberntan llank — t: l'er c "", 1;431 i t It s o V. Debentures 92 I National Insurance Co. ...... ... . Olta;',1 1 , .04; City Debentures, 4 per cent... Ode,. Stocl• 33% !Ballast Office Debentures, 4 `,... nal F tock — per cent. — 4 4 ------- 4 , nDue.l r . .; ~,."el .......... I t 4 ,l rt l: ,; s:A .. ....... ..... ti i?lthiintena o MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arr ived. Due 0 France 0 0 Lisbon 1 0 Onern.B4Jersey 0 0 Malta 0 0 Hamburg ....... . 0 0 Mexico I 0 Holland 0 Jamaica 0 0 Swedn 0 0 Leeward Islands I 0 Waterford 0 _ . 11 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORICOW. minutes after 11. I Evening .39 minutes after 11 kIIIT KERNHE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS O F THE nt DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX. v9RNTLEmEN, ICOURAGED by a numerous body of Elec - NI ' " J rS, to become a Candidate for the honour of repre sentin g e l% 14 l q l 'ari• 9 ament to supply the vacancy caused by th e lamented ktu r Your late highly respected Member , Mr . Hall Dare, I ,I, o e to declare my acceptance of so flattering an in vitation. " 4 4 , , f r° ' forward only in the absence of some more worthy Candi- It it k °, the sole purpose of affording an opportunity to the con -1,,it;',,,.'7 of declaring those sentiments which animate the ma "tiii i."' the electors, and upon which I confidently rely for our A ti ac° success. kfo rtl e 'lliitabl e commutation of tithes ecclesiastical and municipal lit N s ' and a removal of those disabilities which still press upon Iti lt i s s'titers, shall have my most strenuous support. In pursuit 'ilit: Objects I shall be guided by principles of equal justice in ''''ras 15° ring to secure for the nation peace, economy, and useful re ,NIP a n,d for individuals the inviolability of private property. ` 4l aar'nuions are known to be favourable to the support of the 1 411 c1C of England, in so far as that institution shall be rendered 'gi k ;s 4 ltainedan efficient means of supporting the Christian Re- I N ~, in this land. In regard to agricul ture, m y p ro p ert y uoth "'Y connections are bound up in, its interests ; my habits, I tt at °r study and of action, have ben much directed to its ! `'t in: ; and it is for you, and not for myself, to estimate the value 11, 1 1 : n i . ° Pinions in connection therewith, as they are w ell known to If Portion of the Constituency. 1 49 ,;? short p er i o d which must elapse between this t ime and the I'le q : o ' n omination must prevent my waiting p ersonall y u p on ever y 1 1 / 4 1;:.; but I hope to be able to present myself in ever y district of ' , ion to state more fully my opinions. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, ti Your obedient humble servant, t____tUinster Hall, May 26, 1836. C. E. BR ANFILL. In a few days, 1 vol. post octavo. C I - MOSS HAINFELD ; or, A WINTER IN LOWER STYRIA. By CAPTAIN BASIL HALL, Royal Navy. nbcrt Cadell, Edinburgh : Whittaker and 'Co. London. C op Of whom may he had , „IV AIN HALL'S FRAGMENTS. First , Second and vki ) .l ll Series, 9 vols. th,,l'AIN HALLS' NORTH AMERICA , 3 vols. p ost octavo, `..Accompanying Etchings, quarto. FIAMBURGH, MAncit 18, 1836. 4EINE BROTHERS, CONTRACTORS for the GREAT LOTTERIES Published and Drawn by "4LPity, and under tic SIXT Y-EIGHTH LOTTERY of 10,000 hi ,Z 8 will b e d ra wn on the 23d June nest , and Ticke t s are now 4 jri t ; i s at bancomarks 108, or Si. say Eight Pounds, sterling. The a re 1 of 100,000, 1 of 20,000, 1 of 15,000, 1 of 10,000, 1 of • OT 1 , • 1. ..1 7,000, of 6,000, lof 5,000, 10 of 1,000, 35 of 300, 'tnu,„" a .„; ), 234 o f 150, and 1,995 of 108 bancomarks • which 2,316 „ : "er are altogether payable without any deduction what '', r st every helder of a Ticket coming up : one of the 2,000 . °ll , 1 :7 11 Blanks will be , entitled, after the fourth day of Drawing, OZ -e ceipt of two undrawn Tickets, gratis, as per scheme. ry i : r ig to the Gratis Tickets, the number . of Tickets on Sale is a tapi di trnitett one, so that of course they will be cleared oft' very Ptipp l l. and a rise in price occur very soon. Those desirous to ~`'ltse: at the present First Price of Si., are requested to direct t1a,1 4 of the first mails, but only for whole Tickets, to the above slj Centraetors, Heine Brothers, in Hamburg, who beg to de liti,',as usual, English orders for any thing less than a whole ate w o those remitting a 10/. note, Heine Brothers will, on (4: t trig the order, send an order for the balance of 21. by return I, av, st • A full Scheme and every desirable information being al- Itli te s ent with the Tickets ; those giving orders w ill onl y have to 4 11 lint ordering the Ticket or Tickets, adding, the money, or i t , deg. for the same, and giving their full and plain directions, to 1 1 ' the safe receipt of the communications honouring Heine Brothers by purchasing, may depend on "th strictest secrecy as to their taking a chance or getting a Prize, tick "jog the undeviating rule of the old established and most yNik e. e -- 77 1 ----- -- ;üblication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 40 minutes past Three o' Clock. fEt9r.*Th 6 1 • '.'-..,,,,, ...,,. , ,:... A''!V,::.,- .., -.3.,,.;''1M4 <4 -,li-, (zr_,ri) 114 LONDON, 11 11JR,SDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1836. 14 4 great Meeting of the Citizens of Dublin took e e " Monday last in the Cobourg Gardens, on the 1 4t • Jec t of the Lords' amendments to the Irish Corpo b °I I Bill. At this Meeting, which was attended by lwards of thirty thouslnd individuals, and which will c oi u 'rtly followed by simultaneous ones all over the tv: lr Y , but one opinion prevailed—namely, that it 1 4 : the bounden duty of Ministers to reject Lord ei, l blitutsT's amendments, and insist on the Muni sill being passed in all its pristine integrity. fiord MILLTowN, the Chairman, was particularly 1: 44 on this point. " I should be more or fe e l , man," said he, "if I did not dee p l y t e , and warmly resent, the insul t which has 1 ) , 4 4 Wer e d, not alone to you, but to every one who tki., o l ' the name of Irishman, by that asse mbl y from s t e s Precincts none but the most ennobling senti n Ought to emanate. Must we in addition to all for tn • tiel l er indignities, be denied the poor privilege of lA„...eeti 1 g our own municipal officers ? Must we quiet l y cat to be deprived of a single vote in the distribu 'N Or assessment of taxes which are drawn from our L fr c ,, i , ll °ekets ? These topics are exciting. I know the; the fe e li n g s which agitate my own br east that tol(i that We Lord KILLEEN observed, " are w e to be lAl N ` ua t We are not to have the benefit of the same 't he which are extended to England and Scotland ? t POI of Ireland are stronger and more united now had th ey Were on former occasions when agitation was dllriourse to. The same feelings which actuated us Iv e h i 'g the strurrgle for Emancipation are still alive; but lid lave this advantage now, that we are no longer Catho that-lid Protesta n ts, but Irishmen ; and as such, feel N." a - 1 111°s t g laring wrong has been attempted towards 111 0 ,, 4 'he rem ar k s o f M r . S er geant WOULFE were still l 'ia r C, ner getie a n d ex plicit. " I do not come here," rc ptirpe" th e H on. and Learne d G en tl e man, " for the t ha l , : e of rousing your feelings, for you are worse e e4 ru te beasts if you do not resent the insult that has e ott k P o ut upon you. Let the Lords reflect upon the 11 '41 1 l ue nces of committing themselves in a struggle t t he - k , ord - -Pie—the people cannot be vanquished ; Nay, 3 are but an artificial Institution, and perhaps 4 trur, and they should remember, that in every such 'xp re l le t hey hav e b een a l wa y s worsted." Mr. SHELL pi u se d himself with similar fervour ; and Mr. Iv ] , • in alluding to the question of Repeal, said, " The principles involved in the Lords' amendments tend directly to a Repeal of the Union, among the other perils to which they lead ; I trust, however, the firmness of the Government, and the combined energies of the people, will guard us against the calamity of passing such a law. I believe the country is roused. And when Ireland sends forth a universal cry for jus tice, and that cry is seconded by the British people, remembering how we stood by them in the time of need, I have little fear that the Ministry or the House of Commons will degrade themselves, by acquiescing in the insult now sought to be inflicted upon us by the Lords." We trust that Meetings, actuated by the same zealous and determined spirit, as the one we are now writing about, will take place in every nook and corner of Ireland ; and that England and Scotland will both lend a helping hand to the • agitation ; for the cause of the one country is the cause of of the whole three, who are all equally interested in keeping the Lords within bounds. Indeed, Unless the people confederate and combine their energies, and shew the Tories that they will not permit themselves to be trampled upon, we may just as well stand where we are, and give up all hope of obtaining further Reforms, Their Lordships will yield nothing to supplication. Every concession must be wrung from them. We have tried them over and over again with petition and remonstrance, and these failing, we must once more have recourse to agita tion. As for the Commons refusing to back the people in this emergency, and accepting the Irish Municipal Bill in its present maimed and disjointed condition, we agree with Mr. PIGOTT that there is little chance of • anything of the sort. They will do their duty to them selves and their Constituents, and unhesitatingly reject the amendments. To talk of deliberation and discus sion on the subject is absurd ; they must be kicked out at once, for no debate can possibly make their unjust and mischievous character more notorious than it is at present. ' The address of Mr. , BRANFILL to the electors of South. Essex, who comes forward on the Liberal in terest, will be found in another column. The Paris Papers of Tuesday, the whole of which we have just received, are wholly taken up with com ments upon the present aspect of affairs in Spain. They have already altered their tone with respect to the New Cabinet. Senor ISTURIZ has as few firm and consistent public supporters in Paris as he appears to have in Madrid ; though it is now well known that he took office under a conviction that France would sup port him with all her influence. We are ourselves persuaded that the French Government, from the com mencement, played a double game ; but we are equally certain that the intrigue for ousting MENDIZABAL was not sanctioned by the President of the French Council. Hence the suddenness with which the weakness of the New Spanish Cabinet has been exposed. M. THIERS is not ignorant that in times of revolution every change in the persons forming the Administration adds to the general confusion, -and loosens, as it were, the ligatures that keep society together. He therefore signified to the French Ambassador at Madrid, M. RAYNEVAL, that it was 'not the interest of France to remove MENDIZABAL by an intrigue set on foot by a faction ; but rather to wait for an opportunity, when the influence of his Most Christian Majesty in the Queen's Councils could be more effi ciently. exercised. This suspended the measures about to be immediately taken by M. It AYNEvAL, and the result has been the discomfiture of the New President of the Council in the very first sitting of the Chamber after his elevation to the rank of Prime Minister.. What course IsTmuz and his colleagues will adopt to retain the power which a successful intrigue has placed in their hands, is the subject of much conjecture in the Paris Journals. By some it is presumed that he will dissolve the Cortes ; by others that he will ask a new loan and formally demand French intervention ; while a third party expresses itself doubtfully on the subject of his continuing in office for a week longer. On the evening of Tuesday letters had been received in Paris stating that a dreadful riot had taken place in Madrid on the 19th inst. The troops stationed in the city were said to have been called out, and that tran quillity was purchased at the expense of several lives. There were other rumours to the effect that the Queen herself had headed the troops ; but little regard is due to them. The French • Government has ordered a second re inforcement of 4,000 men to proceed to Africa. The accounts from the North of Spain are unim portant. CORDOVA was preparing for some brilliant movements with a view, no doubt, to the consolidation of the New Cabinet. DON CARLOS was at Villa Franca. PARIS, MAY 23.—1 f we may believe some Spaniards, who are pretty well informed of what passes in the theatre of war, it is4o-day that the execution of the plan is to commence, which has been agreed upon between Generals Cordova, Ber- Ilene, and Evans. The reinforcements received by the latter are estimated at 3.000 men, including the 1,500 men of Jaure. guy's brigade. There have been some actions in the Valley of Erro, at the extremity of that of Valcarlos. PARIS, MAY 24.—The Moniteur of this morning publishes the law prohibiting lotteries, by which lotteries of every de scription arc forbidden including those for the sale of estates. There is not a word of news from Spain.-31essager, May 24. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARts, MAY Five per Cents., 103 f. 8.. c. Four per Cents., 10If. Three per Cents., 81f. 757. 65c. 70c. fl - c. Bank Actions, 2,_70f. :1,26 11 f. 50e. 2,265 f. Rente de Naples, 10:2t. tinc. SOc. Roman Five per Cents., 10:1Y, Spanish Actives, 434 43 4:Vh14 3 ,4. Spanish Dittinvs, 20 Spanish Passives. h. , %%% 11 12%. Belgian. Loan, Five per Cents, 103. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 82 n. Portuguese Three per Cents. 52%. Haytian Loan, 400 f. 007 f. oOc. EXCHANGE ON LoNnoN. One month, paper, 25c. 371,5 e. ; money, 2.5 f. 37 mac. 'FM'ee months, paper, :15f. 2Jc. ; money, 2..11, 25c 4o vs uthenti2uc. THE FUNDS.--.C. BRITI9II Bank Stock oio% 3 per Cent. Bed 9O 3 per Cent. Cons 4 4 0 Per Cent. u 4 per Cent. Red 19894 New 3 1 4 per Cent 100 per Cent. Assented Dissente .ong Annuities to expire JA.II 1660 l5 11-16 Oct. IM Jan. 1800 ~ 1515-16 FOREIGN BOURSE, QUARTER To FOUR.—The accounts from Spain published by this morning's papers have occasioned a depres sion in almost all the securities. The French Three per Cents. opened at 811. 85c., but have since been done at 81f. 70c. Spanish Active Stock opened at 43+, and has since been done at 421. The market on the whole is un usually heavy. LAST PRICES.—Five per Cents., 107 f. 85c. ; Three per Cents., 811. 80c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb bards, —; Difleres, 141 ; New Loan, —; Actives, 42i; Pas sives, 12i; Ducats, 102 95 ; Romans, 1021 —; Pedros, 82 ; Belgians, 103 ; Dutch, —l. —c. ; liaytians, 400 f. —c. ; Nligucls, —; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 20 ; Con tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, 20; Five per Cent. Perpe tuelles, —; Royal Loan, MSING PRICES. FUNDS. Omni am 25 3 Pm India Stoc% Ditto Ponds South Sea Stock 104% Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Annu.iti - s SF% 'Ex. Bills, 101)0/...•... Ditto 530/ l3 Iwo ....._ . t i D izu it s t . : Ditto st/U1 ll . :tn. Bank Stock for Opg. Lidta Stock for Act. ...... Consols for Act. F FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent — 1 P3rtugtiese Bonds, 5 per cent. 84 Belgian, 5 per cent Br..zilian Bonds „ 86% , Prussian, 5 per cert. ' B5 y i ' at i : 7 l;o v ii -D ds i , tt s o ler cent. , 1 , •9% Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent Chilian, 6 per cent — ! Ditto, Metallic L Colombian, 6 per cent. 96 Spanish, 5 per cent Ditto, 1831 ........................ 30 1 ,i Ditto. Consolidated 3914 Danish, 3 per cent — , Feench, 5 per cent Greek Bonds, 1525, 5 per tent. Exchange Mexican, 5 per cent. — i French, 3 per cent t. —c. 15.25, 6 per cent ... j Onto, .5 per cent. ........ ... •—• 1011.1 Ditto, li per cent ., 1825 ....••• I Dutch, '2. per cent r.,•; , ai Pcrusan, I SII A RES. Bristol and Exeter Railway Calcutta and Saugur Railway City Railway Commercial Blackwell Rai lwa y -ti, Eastern Counties Railway Great North of England Railway 2.li Great Northern Railway London and Brighton Railway (Stevenson's) London and Brig hton Railway (aennieb) London and Brighton Railway (CUndy'S) iv, London and Birmingham Railway London and Greenwich Railway London and Southampton Railway l-' 5 14 Manchester South Union Railway 4% Northern and Eastern Railw a y 3 North Midland R a ilwuy South Eastern Railway . No other variations in the Prices of Sh a res since our On e o 'd oc i, List. 'Lord Mulgrave has left town in time to reach Dublin to celebrate his Majesty's birth-day at the Castle, on Saturday next, with due ceremony. TB 14\A S UN, LONE) N, TH URS DA Y, MAY 26, 1836. LITERATURE. COWPER'S WORKS. Vol. IV. Baldwin. London. 1836. The volume before us is wholly made up of the epis tolary correspondence of Cowper, and is embellished by two engravings, one entitled " The Pheasant's Nest," and the other " The Spinnic," both of which are executed in the first style of art. The volume is very neatly got up. CHINA. 3 Vols. Oliver and Boyd. Edinburgh. 1836. This volume forms the Twentieth of the " Edin burgh Cabinet Library." Its materials are well di gested ; indeed we are not acquainted with any account of China at once so minute and entertaining. The wood-cuts, which are numerous, are skilfully engraved. AN APOLOGY FOR LORD BYRON. Macrone. London. 1836. Instead of making an Apology for the Poems of Lord Byron, the author of this volume ought rather to make an apology for his own ; for a more crude, unin telligible mass of rubbish we have not met with, since the publication of Parson Dillon's immortal narrative of the " Lord Mayor's Voyage to Oxford." NATIONAL BANK OF IRELAND. FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF PROPRIETORS. The first Annual Meeting of the Proprietors of the above Company was held at the City of London Tavern, on Wednes day, the 25th instant. On the motion of L. MURRAY, Esq., the Chair was taken by DANIEL O'CONNELL, Esq., M.P. The Requisition convening the Meeting having been read by Mr. HILL, that gentleman, at the suggestion of the Chair man, next proceeded to read the Report of the Directors as follows : FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE NA TIONAL BANK OF IRELAND TO THE PROPRIETORS. The National Bank of Ireland was instituted at a meeting which took place on the 21st of June, 1834, but it was not until February, 1835, that the first branch was opened. The interval between those two periods-was taken up in making ar rangements in Ireland--•in the preparing of the deed of set tlement—and obtaining the subscription of the capital in Eng land ; and although the shares were allotted on the 25th of November, 1834, to applications exceeding the number of ten thousand, yet, owing to the default made by some of the sub scribers, that number bad not teen entirely taken at that period. The peculiar nature of the connection of the National Bank of Ireland with its branches intending to divide, in every in stance, its profits with a local body of constituents separately interested in each branch, and the necessary preparations and consideration of a local deed of settlement, caused, at the commencement, greater delay than was compatible with the pressing anxiety of the public and of the shareholders to fol low up the resolutions for establishing branches passed at seve ral influential meetings, and it was not until a later period of the past year that these arrangements had been made com mensurate with the increased demand to open branches; and, although the same desire on the part of the public con tinues unabated, it is hoped that measures that are now being taken, will be found adequate to meet it. Notwithstanding, however, the circumstances referred to, and chiefly owing to the favour and facilities the establishment has obtained in Ireland, the Directors have the satisfaction of believing that a greater rapidity hai attended the developement of the Bank, consistent with the strictest regard to the forma tion of its connections and the perfect security of its transac tions than has, perhaps, ever marked the progress of a similar establishment. The plan of the National Bank of Ireland, alluded to in the prospectus, of uniting its interests " with - a large body of local proprietors, where each branch is formed upon a prin ciple which will stimulate their exertions, by increasing their direct interest in its success," and " each branch providing a separate capital, proportioned to the extent of its business," has in - no instance been abandoned, or unattended with the most promising results. In most of the towns, the local capi tal has been at once paid up. The existing Branches are thirteen, and the Subbranches attached to them twenty-two. The amount of local capital paid up on the 13th of May, was 133,1251.. and the number of shareholders 1,337, omitting -Cork, Kilkenny, Longford, Athlone, Galway, and Sligo, whose deeds at that period were not completed. Of the thirteen Branches the deed of settlement, on the 10th of May, had been signed at seven ; and a Registry has since been made, in accordance with the Act of Pailiament, at the Stamp-Office in Dublin. Seven of the Branches and fourteen of the Sub-branches were established before the 31st of December, 1835, to which dates the accounts submitted with this Report arc made up, and of these the leading ones had not been put in operation until the latter part of the year. The amount, therefore, to the credit of profit and loss, after deducting the current ex penses in Ireland, the proportion of charges of the London Establishment, uncovered by the allowance of Commission which has been added to the preliminary expenses, and deduct ing the proportion of those directed to be disbursed in five years by the deed of settlement, althoUgh it exceeds the expec tation of the Directors, is not considerable, but rather indi cates a favourable prospect for the next year, when those esta blishments have been twelve months in operation,-and the pro fits of six other branches and seven sub-branches commenced since the Ist of January have been added to them. The following are the branches and sub-branches, with the date of opening of each, which now form part of tile establish ment:-- CARRICK-ON-SUIR, opened 28th January, 1835. TRALEE, 25th February. Sub-branches — Killarney, 3d March. Cahercireen, Ist April. Dingle, 10th May. Mihan, January, 1836. LIMERICK, 17th March, 1835. Sub-branches— Charleville, 20th July. Kilrush, 4th July. Rathkeale, 21st November, TIPPERARY, 2d April, 1635. Sub-branches— Roscrea, 10th July. Mitchelstown, 20th August. 'Fermov, 15th October. Nenagh, 13th April, 1836. WATERFORD, 30th July. Sub-branches - New Ross, sth August, 1835. Dungar von, 24th October. WEXFORD, 28th March, 1836. Sub-branch--- Enniscorthy, 26th August, 1835. CLONMEL, sth October, 1835. Sub.branches— Thurles, 9th July. Cashel, 4th January, 1836. Coax, 19th October, 1835. KILKENNY, 16th February, 1836. LONGFORD, Ist March. Sub-branch — Roscommon, 17th March. ATIILONE. Sub-branches — Moate, May. Ballinasloe, May. GALWAY. Sub-branch— Tuam, May. Suco, May. . Sub-branch — Boyle, May. So far the Nationalßank of Ireland has been extended. Se veral other towns are under consideration, and will be opened during the present year. The Directors are now engaged upon the formation of a Metropolitan Bank in Dublin as a branch of the National Bank of Ireland, with very extensive capital and objects, including a district hitherto neglected in banking accommodation, by reason of the privileges of the Bank of Ireland Charter, and containing a population of 1,500,000 inhabitants ; but the plan of the Bank _and its con nection with the National Bank of Ireland will ,be such, as not to interfere with any of those privileges, although it will be prepared to take advantage of any change made in them. The Directors have satisfaction in informing the proprietors that the shares are all disposed of, and a considerable premium realized to the Company thereby. Two calls have been made upon the proprietors, one on the 13th June, 1835, and the other on the 19th of March, 1836, which, together with the deposit, makes a payment of twenty five per cent. upon the capital. On the 13th of May, the amount of paid-up capital was 239,6601., and the local Irish capital, 134,4801. 12s. 11d., which, together, amounts to 374,1401. 12s. lid. Notwithstanding, however, that this sum is sufficient for the present requirements of the Company, yet the Directors taking into consideration the great contemplated increase of the busi ness, and the opportunities they cannot but anticipate the Le gislature rill afford in the ensuing year to the more extended employment of capital, within the present limits of the Bank of Ireland Charter, have resolved to recommend to the Pro prietors, in accordance with the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, to increase the capital by another million, and to place the distribution of Shares at their disposal, under the limitation of a premium not less than 50 per cent., which the Directors feel satisfied the present position of the Company can command. The premium on the distribution of the Shares is under the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, to be divided as a bonus among the original Proprietors, after the appropriation of part of it as a Reserved. Fund ; and the new Proprietors will be entitled to an imMediate participation in all the profits of the Company, except what may accrue in the event of a further increase of capital, which is reserved for the original Proprietors alone. The Directors have placed to the general profit and loss of the year ending 31st December, 1835, the sum received as premium on Shares, and after deducting the charges, the dividend declared for the half year, and contingencies, there remains an unappropriated surplus of 14,5201. 15s. lid., which the Directors recommend to the Proprietors as the first fcundation of a Reserved Fund, and which it is expected will be still further augmented out of the profits of the current yea, after payment of the next Midsummer and Christmas Dividends. - The Directors cannot close their Report, without adverting to the good effects, in so short a time, already visible in Ire land, arising in some degree front the extension of their ope rations, combined with the high rate of agricultural prices in the past and present years, as compared with former ones ; the one enabling the agriculturist to dispose of his produce to advantage, and the other to discharge his obligations with punctuality. It is hoped that, by due caution, and the prudent develope ment of the great resources of that country, many of the so cial evils will be mitigated, and the National Bank of Ireland will be fully compensated for the part it has taken in prcrnoting this permanent object, by the strong hold it has been the study of the Directors to obtain for it in the affections of the great body of the people. In reviewing the transactions, as closed on the 31st of De cember, 1835, the Directors consider the contingency of loss slight. The sum of 3,3151. 2s. had, early in 1835, been locked up in Guernsey, in the attempt to form a Bank there, which, it is hoped, will be entirely liquidated before the next Annual Meeting. The number of Directors by the deed of settlement is 24 ; but the Directors consider that 16, the present number, is sufficient, and will lead to a certain saving in the expenditure. and they have, therefore, enabled the Proprietor s to amend the deed of settlement in this particular. Since the date of the deed of settlement in January, 1835, the Directors, in conformity with the powers contained in it, filled up three vacancies, and elected two other Directors. There are now to be re-elected six Directors, in the room of those who have gone nut by rotation. (Signed) By Order of the Court of Directors, J. SOLL Y, Jun., Cha'sman. DANIEL O'CONNELL, Chairman of the Meeting of Proprietors. The Report having been read— Mr. O'CONNELL said—Gentlemen, you have heard the Re. port read, and you perceive from it the very favourable aspect which it gives of the state of the affairs of this concern, about which we shall go more into detail presently, as to the amount of the assets and of the liabilities, although the deed of settle meat does not require that we should be so minute and parti cular in these respects. For my own part, being of opinion that in whatever the public arc interested, they should have the fullest information, I should not consent to belong to any speculation of any kind, which did not include in its arrange ments the greatest publicity possible. I held in my hand the balance-sheets, and these •I think will be found to warrant this Report to its fullest extent, and will show further that, for the period during which the Bank has been in operation, it has been eminently useful to the shareholders, and certainly has conferred most considerable advantages on the country in which its concerns are carried on. Unfortunately, in that country almost every measure of every nature takes a party and a religious aspect ; and it' there was any one subject that ought to be free from both these taints, one would say that that was particularly a 'pecuniary concern ; but in Ireland it is otherwise. The Bank of Ireland has been conduCted for a number of years on a principle of the closest monopoly, guarded round by many and severe statutes, and more so still by the exclusive system, and the leading plans of the internal regula tions of that concern. The first step tried towards establishing a popular and impartial system of Banking was made by the Provincial Bank of Ireland, and very considerable advantages have bcen derived to that country and to the proprietors of that establishment, which I hope to be a thriving concern. But in many localities they have involved themselves with party and political objects; and the object of the present Bank is totally to disclaim both the one and the o ther, and to be purely a mercantile and commercial transaction, having no reference to any distinctions but between solvency and insolvency—between profit and loss. On that basis all Banks should be founded, and' to show you, Gentlemen, that this report does not exagge rate anything, I will just - read a few of the items which consti tute the balance sheet, every one of which can be verified by a reference to the books of the Company, which are open to the minutest scrutiny of every shareholder. From the period at which the Bank started, the amount of paid-up capital is 374,140/.. 12s. I id. The , circulation is 521.7451; the deposits are 256,6381. 12s. Id. ; and the undivided reserved fund amounts to 14,5201. 15s. lid. ; making a total of 1,167,045/. Os. Ild. These are our liabilities. The assets on the other hand consist of the following : —lnvestments,lss,74o!. 12s. 61. We have in securities 826,638/. ls. 61.—in specie and cash at our Bankers, 166,4711. 145. id. Besides, we are entitled to credit for the London proposition of the expenses to be liquidated in four years, which is 8,5471. 3s. Bd., and a like expenditura which it is proposed to be spread over a period of five years, 9,6471. 9s. 2d., and these balance the accounts completely, the amount being 1,167,045/. Os. Lid. I shall now read the statement of the profit and loss account of the Nationa l Bank of Ireland. Charges and proportion of Preliminary ex £3,727 15 5 penses Reserved for General and Local Dividends 7;319 2 8 Balance carried to Reserved Fund 14,520 15 11 Total 025,567 14 0 This is the account of the details of the preliminary c-spen diture, setting forth each item, and this,expenditure any gen tleman interested in the Bank is at liberty to see there, when ever he pleases. The Hon. Gentleman having again referred to the several items included in the above statement, said, that he went thus into detail because it was their interest to give every person all the information that could be required, and the Di rectors would at all times feel happy in doinr , so, and in satis fying every individual. It only remained for him to put the question on the adoption of the Report. The question having been put from the Chair, the Report was unanimously ordered to be received and adopted. Mr. O'CONNELL—Gentlemen, the next business is, that I should announce to you the names of those Directors who upon a ballot according to the deed of settlement now go out of office. They are.--John Roskell, Esq., J. R. Elmore, Esq., the Rev. H. Cholmondeley, Maurice O'Connell, Esq , M. P., Edmond Green, Esq., and R. Sutton, Esq. ; and these gentlemen :wee-ding to the deed can be candidates and are candidates for re-election. Your choice cannot be a difficult one, fur there has been to other candidate proposed. We must, however, go throu2h the form of an election, but there is no necessity or utility in proceeding to a ballot. ,they must therefore be re-elected. The above named Directors were then unanimously re elected. - Mr. O'CONNELL—If any shareholder has a wish to obtain further information, the Secretary is now ready to give it. Mr. Stuns wished to know to what period the accounts were made up, and what were the prospects of the Company for the current year? Mr. L'AMIE MURRA Y—To the 31st of December, 1635. Since then there have been about 16,0001. profits—that is, from January last. Mr. SININIS—And not included in the present account ? Mr. O'CONNELL—That will be carried to the credit of the next year. Mr. MURRAY—The profits will of course become larger as the branches are increased, and in proportion to the time they are established. There are some branches lately opened at Sligo, at Boyle, at Galway, at Team, at Athlone, at Bali nasloc, and at Moatc. I should mention also, in answer to a question of an lion. Proprietor, that our circulation has, from month to month, gone on increasing—it has been a continual increase, never falling off, as may be seen by the weekly re turns of circulation kept at our office. A PROPRIETOR asked what had been the increase in the amount of deposits since January? Mr. MURRAY—About 120,000/. Of course, the longer a Bank is established, the greater will be the amount of its de posits, and some of our branches have been only two or three months started. Mr. O'CoNNELL invited the shareholders to wait upon the Directors at the Office, when they would find the statements of Mr. Murray verified by the official documents. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know if there was any probabi lity of obtaining a charter? Mr. MURRAY said there was great doubt among practical men as well as pOlitical economists, as to the expediency of obtaining a charter for a Banking Establishment. It was sup posed that the credit of a Bank would be injured by it. There was always a greater watchfulness over the details where thera was involved a personal liability. Mr. O'Coeszee—At present there is no intention of ap plying for a charter; no such idea is in contemplation. If a charter were obtained, the consequence would be that what is now a mere general partnership under the Irish Acts would then become a Corporation, and this Corporation would not be responsible for more than their vested capital, and would incur no personal liability. That would necessarily affect our credit, because no man could'know without the mi nutest investigation what was the amount of the Corporate they may be large, but yet far exceeded by the amou n t of the them ; liabilities, leaving to the public generally of very l fud it n tlevalue. A Corporation has interests adverse to those of the public in the accumulation of debts, and if that exceed the assets the difference is a direct profit to their mischief. I therefore state my opinion, which is, that we ought not make any application for a charter. As each shareholder incurs a general responsibility, he therefore has a more direct interest in the prosperity of the concern, and it affords an additional sti mulus to watch over the accounts; it enhances the credit of the Bank, and gives to the public an additional secutity. A Charter is in itself, and by its very nature, a monopoly, and one of our objects is to be'ready to meet the question of mo nopoly now enjoyed by the bank of Ireland. A notice has been served on the first of March last of the intention to put an end to the Charter of the Bank of Ireland as it at present stands. By the statutes that Charter expires at any time after the Ist of March, 1837, provided twelve months' notice has been given by Government to pay up the amount of the loans to the Bank, and they have given that notice. We therefore will have the question of the Bank of Ireland dis cussed before us in Parliament early in the next session. The question of banking in Ireland will he then open. Ire land has been considered a province of England, and I hope that the system which so much affects the freedom of com merce, and which partakes so much of the mischievous nature of a monopoly, will be put an end to and disposed of, as if we were an integral portion of the empire ; not as if we were a distinct and separate kingdom. I have myself, as most of you may know, political opinions, and strong pO - feelings; but I am here not as the representative of any party, and I believe there is o ne sentiment in which all will concur, that Ireland should be considered a portion of the British dominioes a s a separate limb up on which tq inflict injury, but to be treated so as to ensure the general well-being, and he of utility to the whole. I went thus into detail, as a gentleman has throw n out the idea of a —not Charter, to plum the impolicy of looking for one—our object being to put an end to monopoly of every kind. All we seek, all we demand for ourselves, is to leave our exertions un shackled—to give us a clear stage and no favour.—( Cheers.) A PROPRIETOR wished to know how soon the new shares would he issued ? Mr. Mcnr.Ay said the Directors would issue them from time to time, as might seem to them advisable ; and said he hoped if any other gentleman had a question to put he would then do so, as at the special meeting they would not be entitled to go into such matters. With respect to the increase of shares he would remark that it was evident they could not do a large business with a smlll capital, and therefore it was proposed to increase the shares. Thanks were then voted to Mr. O'Connell, and the general meeting was declared to be dissolved. BALANCE SHEET • OF VIE NATIONAL BANK OF IRELAND. ASSETS, Investments £155,74,0 12 6 Securities 826,633 1 6 Specie and Cash at Bankers London preliminary eapenses, to be li quidated in four rears 8,547 3 8 11.:'anch ditto, ditto, in fire years 9,617 9 2 £1,167,045 0 11 PROFIT AND LOSS OF THE NAT DECEAMER 3 Dr. To Charges and pro portion of prelimi nary expenses £3,727 15 Reserved for General and Local Dividends 7,319 2 8 Balance carried toPro prietors' Reserved Fund 14,520 15 11 LI_IiDILITIES. Capital -1'374,1- I _lo 12 11 Circulation 521,745 0 0 Deposits Proprietors un divided fund 14,520 15 11 £1,167,045 0 11 ONAI , BANK OF IRELAND, 1835. Cr. .£23,567 14 0 By amount of Profit, it-laud - ing Premium on Shares ...Z•25,567 14 0 £25,567 14 0 SPECIAL MEETING. Mr. O'CoNNELL having been again called to the Chair, The SECRETARY read the advertisement calling the Special Meeting of Directors and Proprietors of the Company. Mr. RICKARDS, the solictor, then read the Resolutio ns which had been prepared, relative to the limitation of the Directors to sixteen, &c. The Resolutions were put from the Chair, and carried una nimously. Mr. MURRAY said the solicitor was about to read to them another Resolution, the object of which was to increase the capital of the Company. It had always been the intention of the Directors and Promoters of the National Bank of Ireland • to have a very large capital, in contemp lation of the expira tion of the Charter of the Bank of Ireland. He believed that if any privileges were again conferred upon that establish ment, they would not extend to preventing Banks of issue being formed in Dublin and the surrounding district. They would have no longer a monopoly such as they at present enjoyed, but if any privilege shou ld be granted them it could not, in justice to Ireland, extend beyond that which it might be supposed to possess as the Government Bank. The present capital of the National Bank was 374,0001. This with the payments on local capital, as branches extended in Ireland, would soon bring it to about 500,0001., and amount to 25 per per cent. on one million of general, and one million of local capital. It often happened in making calls on proprietors while the business was in its infancy, that unreasonable depres sion were caused in the property, and from these causes the original shareholders obtained the least benefit, and it was the persons who succeded them who reaped all the advantages. Everybody who embarked in a bank, did it with a view to profit, and it was rather unfortunate for the original shareholder who incurred all the risks in the first instance, that the circum stances of the concern would not induce him to hold, rather than to give away his advantages. Yet it was found in al most every instance to be inseparable from calls. So far the calls had amounted to 25 per cent. on the nominal capi tal, a rate as high with the exception of the char tcred banks as any of the oldest establishments. Therefore no further call was intended to be made on the proprietors ; but as it was certain the business of the Company would in crease very largely, when Ireland was more filled with its Branches, it was proposed to increase the capital, and that most advantageously to the Proprietors. Taking into consi deration the great improvement of Ireland itself, and the in creased business ofthe Company within the last few months, he was sure with that improvement and prospects a larger amount of business would spring up, as the great resources of Ireland were developed. It was, therefore, now proposed to admit new Shareholders at a premium, which the position and pro spects of the Company, from time to time, would warrant. The principle of admission would be this :—Tie Directors did not contemplate the present would be the last increase. They contemplate as probable a further extension, and have reserved to the original Proprietors upon it ; but the Shareholders coming in will participate equally in all the advantages which shall otherwise arise. The premium to b e obtained upon the present issue, was to be obtained solely by the original Share holders. The object. of the bonus was, to remunerate them for the risks and liabilities which they might have incurred in the establishment of the Bank. The new Proprietors would participate in all the profits of the concern, which would, in a very few years, be much greater than the present ; the shares were now at five per cent. pre mium, and of course the new ones would not be sold at less than that per centage. The principle of the proposed argu ment between the present and the new proprietors was this, that the new proprietors obtained a security from the original proprietors, not to increase the capital any more without a surplus income had been derived on the business of the Com pany after payment to him of his dividends, equal to what would amount to half a year's dividend in the capital to be ad vanced. In all cases an increase of income must precede an increase of capital. This the new proprietors were fully en titled to, as he must pay a premium to be telmitted. It was quite obvious, that if they were to have a large business they must have a large capital, and to obtain this they must spread themselves over a large surface of individuals. If the present proprietors were to pay up the entire a.nount of their shares it would be only inconveniencing them, and one million would not in itself be sufficient, and to accumulate capital in the way proposed would obviate all the difficulties hitherto found by other Companies, of making profits beyond a given maximum. The present proprietors were entitled to the proposed bonus, and if the business of the Bank continued as good as it had been, they might possibly be pail back their capital, and still retain their stakes in the concern. It was not very extravagant to suppose so, as the Proprietors would probably receive in the course of the year 50 per cent.back upon it. The Proprietors coming in would be entitled to all future bonuses, reserved funds, and bonuses on local shares. For instance, the Waterford Branch has at present a bonus of tierce thou sand pounds arising from an increased issue of shares, one half of which they were entitled to. Next year many of the Branches might feel it necessary to double their present capi tal, the premium upon which would also be divided in the same way. The Proprietors on coming in would be entitled to a participation in'all these bonuses. Mr. RICKARDS, the Solicitor, having read the resolution for the increase of the capital, Mr. L. MURRAY continued—They would sec that the first object was to increase the capital. These shares would not be issued, except at a certain premium, as the Directors were in no hurry. Out of this there would be a reserved fund equal to a half year's dividend upon all the capital. The sum set apart for this at each particular increase, may be five, ten, or twenty thousand pounds. It depended on the amount of the previous capital at the time the increase was made. That sum could also be added to the other reserved fund. By this process the re served fund would be ultimately large ; and the larger it is, the higher value would the public place upon the resources of the Company. The object of the reserved fund was, that in any contingency, when any thing unfavourable might occur to reduce the amount of profits, then the reserved fund would be available under such circumstances. The principle of fixing a reserved fund could not be too highly prized, and it ought to be dealt with very cautiously ; at least left undivided until its amount was very large. As before stated, to secure the pro prietors coming in, it was proposed that no increase of the ca pital of the Company should take place, until by the activity of the directors, in the formation of additional branches and the increase of business, they had a surplus income amounting to half a year's dividend. There was no doubt that they would now be able to divide six per cent., and perhaps eight per cent. However there would be no' further increase of the capital until that event would take place, so that the right of the in coming Proprietors would be secured against any new Pro prietors coming in. These were the main principles of the proposition, and he was quite willing to discuss the question of admitting a larger body of men Leo the Company, and the occasional paying hick of bonuses to the Proprietors, because if they took any other institution they would find that these bonuses were few and far between ; but it was a great stimulus to increase their business, because here it was made conditional that the business should be increased before the capital could be increased; and the effect of these resolutions would enhance the value of Shares of the Company to a con siderable extent. He considered that the best mode of making the property of the ;Company valuable, - that which benefited the Proprietors, and at the sense time gave an additional security to the public.—(.Hear, hear.) A PROPRIETOR begged to know what the per centage would he upon the new shares ? The CHAIRMAN—Fifty per cent. upon the deposit. •' A PROPRIETOR —Not upon the entire share ? The CHAIRMAN—No, only upon the ten pounds deposit. A pitor RIETOR—If the call is made for 12/. 10s. will the per centage be increased ? The CHAIRMAN—Yes, it will then be 6!. ss. Mr. Meeeee— We shall decide before hand what the amount of the deposit shall be, but I believe the opinion of the Di rectors is that the deposit should be 101. and not Pl., 10s., the aura now paid up on the original shares ; and that they should be sold for 1:4., or whatever higher suns they may bring. A P R OPRIETOR—It will then be a fixed premium ? The CHAIRMAN—It will be a fixture of a naninium—of course it comes into the market with any increase that can be got upon it. The impression of the Directors is that the deposit shall be 101., and that these shares shall not be issued under 13/. A Peernteroe—l wish to know if the deposit is increased beyond 101., whether the premium to be paid will also be 'in creased ?" Mr. O'CONNELL—Yes. Mr. MURRAY—No, no. Mr. O'CONNELL—I beg pardon—l misunderstood the ques tion. The shares will be issued at 10/., but if any further call is made, that would ride over the original fund as well as these shares, and in that case no further premium will be re quired after the premium on the deposit has been paid. A PROPRIETOR--Will the new shares be issued to the origi nal Proprietors at the same tate ? • Mr. MURRAY—We shall treat every application as coming from the public. Of course sac than treat the old subscribers with all the courtesy in our power. We look upon every new Proprietor as a new Mend, but at the sane time the Directors will be as liberal as possible in the distribution of shares to the old Proprietors. The CIIAIRMAN—We eanno! . make one selection. The old. Proprietors can expect no more from us than the usual accom modation which we would give cur friends. You have now heard these resolutions read, and is is my duty to submit them fer your adoption. The Resolutions having been seconded by Mr. ROSKELL, were then put from the Chair, and agreed to unanimously. Mr. MURRAY, in answer to a question, said the accounts will be published in the Newspapers, and the Report of the Directors will be also printed and circulated among the pro prietors. The CHAIRMAN—The Report, and the statement of the ac counts which has been real, Will be inserted in all the papers, and copies will also be printed, and sent to each proprietor. A PROPRIETOR begged to move the thanks of the meeting to O'C, nnell for his conduct in the Chair that day, and also for the eminent services he had rendered to the Company. He felt that he should but ill discharge his duty, if he did not re mind them of the claims which that Gentleman had nFon the gratitude of the Company.—( Cheers. ) The; resolution of thanks to the Chairman, w as carried by acclamation. Mr. Merrarr—Before we adjourn I beg to make a sugeestion. There is no one more fuliy ag rees in the vote of thanks to our Chairman than myself; but I think the thanks of the Proprietors arc also slue to the Board of Directors for their long and arduous duties during the past year.—( Hear.) Thu Report, which we have heard read, is the warmest cute gium that can be passed upon them, and any praise that we might offer would perhaps appear idle and lame beside that Report. However, lam sure that ell of the Proprietors pre sent will agree with me that the warmest thanks of the Pro prietors are due to the Court of Directors for their very effi cient conduct during the past .year.—( Hear, hear.) The Resolution having been seconded, Mr. O'CONNELL—I shall feel no delicacy in putting the resolution, although I happen to be one of the Directors my self.. I have other avocations, and have not been able to de vote so much time to the details of the Company as other gen tlemen, and I therefore appear as a disinterested and faithful witness to you, when I state that no set of gentlemen could possibly attend to the management of any concern with more minute attention to all its details, with more temper or more gentlemanly courtesy, or more solicitude for the promotion of the best interests of the establishment, than the present Direc tors of this Company.—( Hear.) The resolution was then put and carried unanimously ; after which the Meeting separated, highly gratified with the result L of the proceedings. MIDDLESEX COUNTY DAY. This morning a meeting of the Middlesex Magistrates was held, for the purpose of taking into consideration various mat-. tern connected with the county, and more especially to receive the IZeport of the Committee appointed to communicate with the Government on the subject of a salary being granted to the Chairman. The Deputy Clerk of the Peace presented several reports, amongst which was one from Lord John Russell, the Secre tary for the Home Department, referring to the Magistrates certain Reports made to him„ from the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, on the subject of the County Expenditure, referring particularly to the Expense of the Lunatic Asylum, and the office of Treasurer for the County. Sir PETER LAURIE moved that the whole matter of the letter be referred to Committees of the Magistrates ; at pre sent it was impossible to do more in the matter. He moved that so much as referred to tlie Lunatic Asylum be refPrred to the Lunatic Committee, and the remainder to the Com mittee on General Purposes ; and that in the meantime the Deputy Clerk of the Peace be ordered to communicate to the' Noble Secretary for the Home Department that the Magis trates would give the matter their immediate and most anxious attention. Mr. POWNALL seconded the motion, which passed una mously. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Sergeant Adams), reported that it had been found out that Mr. I-lindley, who vies a defaulter, to the county, to the amount of 3,0001., was possessed of fifty two shares in a public Company. It had been moved and seconded that the matter be referred to the Account Commit tee for investigation. The question was put and carried. Mr. BROUGIITON would take that opportunity of mentioning a subject of great. importance before other business was gone into. It was a matter of notoriety that frequently public evils by being publicly meatiOned found correction. It was well known that at present prisoners were frequently remanded at a great -expense, and one great reason for this was the insuffi ciency of the allowance of clerks. If there were more as4stanee of this description, it would produce a considerable saving. As the Chairman of the Committee of Accounts was present. he was anxious at that moment to ref,r to this sub ject. One cause of the increased exponse was this: A prac tice had grown up cf late which had certainly enistcd before, but not to the like extent, of subpeenaing to give evidence before the Criminal Court the clerks whose service was ne cessary to carry on the business of this Court. La one case only last Session, on information for perjury, all the clerks and magistrates, and several officers were subpoenaed to give evidence, and were detained several days. In two other cases the clerks were subinmnaed, and the consequence was that eleven cases which might have otherwise been tried at these sessims were passed over at a very great additional expense. The expense in some instances was by these means increased threefold and fourfold, and Ito brought , the subject before the Court at present because, as he said before, public evils, by being publicly mentioned, frequently found correction. Sir P. LAURIE complained that one cause of this increased expense was, that too many names were put on the backs of the bills. The subject here dropped. Mr. RoTcu gave notice that on the next Court day ho should move certain resolutions, with a view to give the Mid dlesex magistrates jurisdiction over their own county prisons. Mr. M' WILLIAM withdrew his motion with respect to the better observance of the Sabhath. Colonel Woon resented th; Report from the Committee, :►ppoiuted to communicate to the Government the resolutions passed by the Court on the 14th of April last, on the subject of a salsry to the • Chairman. The iiepart stated that the Deputation had waited on Lord John Russell, and had com municated to him the Resolutions of t►he Court. His Lord ship had stated, that as the Court had not adopted his propo sition, he decidedly objected to recommend to the Lords of the Treasury that they should pay any money to the Chairman of the Court. He was still will►ng to do so, if the Government had the appointment of the Chairman in their hands. Sir P. LAURIE was not now about to take credit to himself for foresight, in having foretold what would be the revolt of this deputation : that result was just as he had anticipated. He, however, felt bound to return his thanks to the gentlemen of the deputation, though he regretted that they had gone up —he regretted that the Court should have an answer in the same terms on their records twice in the same month. He trusted he would never see a Chairman in their Court who was appointed by the Government.—( Hear, hear.) There was no doubt there would always be found many gentlemen in'the Court quite able and willing to give his abilities for the Chair. Sir J. GIBBON rose, and was left speaking. TILE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) HALF-PAST TWELVE. Oar arrivals this morning are the French and * Ostend mails. No ship letters. • The prevailing north-easterly winds prevent arrivals from the westward. We have received the Journal du Commerce of Antwerp, of yesterday's date. In contradiction of the statement that the Bishop of Leon had arrived at Frankfort with the intention of going to Sardinia, it is now affirmed from Coblentz that, on the 18th inst., lie passed through that town on his way to Rot- THREE O'CLOCK. terdam. A French paper, received by the express this morning, gives the following, from the Camp of Don Carlos :—" Great agi tation prevails in the Court of am Carlos, front a thousand intrigues, as well as discussiens on political affairs. The army views with great inquietude the late ministerial revolution. There is no confidence among the Chiefs, who fear they will be betrayed. A few days since there was at the head.quartcrs of Don Carlos a disturbance. The soldiers went in crowds to his window, and cried out—' Dowii with the traitors !' and Don Carlos was obliged to make his appearance at the window to calm,the soldiers." The Dutch mail has arrived, bringing the papers of the 25th May. Dutch prices—Two and a Half per Cents., 53 13-16 ; Five per Cents., 102 11-16. The shares of the British Bank of North America have made their appearance in the market this morning, and bear a premium of from one to one and a half per cent. Spanish Active Bonds left off yesterday at 41, but after wards were done at 40. They have receded this morning to 34- 39. The market appears in a gloomy state--scarce any sales can be effected. Portuguese 84 ; 3 per Cents., 521. Consols may be quoted at the closing prizes of yesterday, 91k for the Acceunt ; 91 i for Mo ne y , with little doing—the chief attention and excitement being principally in the Foreign market. Exchequer Bills 14 ; India Bonds, 1 discount, par ; Bank Stock 211 210 ; India Stock 25* 2564. HALF-PAST ONE. To the present hour, we have no further information from the Continent or Peninsula, is anxiously looked for. 91 Consols continue steady at 911 7 for the Account, and i for Money, little doing. 'Exchequer Bills, 11 13 ; Stoc India Bonds, 1 discount, par ; Bank Stock, 2103-; India k, 2574- 258. In the Foreign Market, the panic which prevailed in the early part of the morning in Spanish securities has rather sub sided, owing to a report of French intervealtion. Spanish Active Bonds have been down to 3SA-, at present may be Passive, 111 12; lieferred, 18.1"; quoted - quoted at 39f 40; guese declined to 82i1 ; Three per Cents., 521; • Colombian, 301; 31 ; Mexican, 331 34; Duteli Two and a Half per Cents., 50 it - • Consols for the Account, 911 Lord Yarborough has been seriously inlsposed at Drocklesby. The last accounts represent his I :ordtbip as some thing better.—Lincoln Guze:te. We regret to learn that influenza exists to extent, not only in the metropolis, bat in mAny.parts o f the country, occasioned, no doubt, by the late many s udden and extreme changes in the weather. great v ca SIQT Ti